In 1921, Wilhelm Leibbrand realized that the era of his glorious canning factory was coming to an end. The entrepreneur made a decision and developed the first vertically operating universal hand machine made of aluminum sand casting. As a trained chef, Leibbrand was a man of practice and knew exactly what he was doing. With Swabian diligence and driven by the desire to build on past successes, he founded the company Jupiter in 1921. The first kitchen machines were sold at trade fairs and housewives' exhibitions – a thorny path accompanied by inflation and the economic crisis. Nevertheless, Wilhelm Leibbrand recorded steady growth.
Wilhelm Leibbrand was only 56 years old. He had already handed over the Jupiter company to the next generation. In 1930, Otto Kurz joined the company to begin his commercial apprenticeship. Jupiter's representatives undertook intensive sales trips – from Alsace-Lorraine to Breslau or from Hamburg to Garmisch – and thus helped Jupiter kitchen machines make a name for themselves.
The Second World War also brought the further development of the Jupiter company to a standstill. Armament contracts had to be accepted. In 1949, Clara Kurz and her husband, who returned from captivity, were able to continue expanding the company. The enormous pent-up demand of the people and a stroke of luck enabled Jupiter kitchen machines to rise again.
The product range grew, but thanks to Swabian persistence, even today – 100 years after its founding – the devices that have been part of the Jupiter Küchenmaschinen GmbH portfolio for many years are still responsible for its success: meat grinders and shredders, all-purpose slicers and juicers.
